PORTLAND

for the yeast doughnut lovers. Their bacon bar is so light and fluffy, with a good chew. When we got in line, it wrapped from the front door, to the end of the building, back to the front door (2 lengths of the building); it took about 45 minutes to reach the front of the line. Note: open 24/7 and cash-only.

Blue Star Donuts

for the cake doughnut lovers. Their doughnuts’ flavors are bright and fresh; more natural-tasting than Voodoo’s. Blue Star closes when they sell out, so get there before the late afternoon.

coco donuts

Their store is in the Financial district, so only come here on a weekday morning, or the donuts won’t be fresh.

There isn’t a dense restaurant scene-- Portland isn’t heavily populated. The same few food stops get mentioned over and over, so tourists like us start the lines. I feel like this hype is cyclical and artificially inflated.

Pok Pok 🐔

I certainly don’t know what “authentic” Thai food is, but I liked this rendition very much. The spicy chicken wings were so flavorful and tender. Arthur’s favorite meal of the trip.There was no wait at 2:30pm on a Sunday, but by 3pm, there was a line.

Tasty and Alder

Pretty good “modern” American food. At 9:30pm, the wait was quoted to be 1.5 hours for 2 people. Luckily, the bar serves the full menu, and seating is first-come-first-served.

If you leave Portland without trying Salt & Straw, people will think you’re crazy

Salt & Straw 🍦

truly amazing ice cream. It’s dense and creamy, and the rotating flavors are creative and sort of cuckoo. The line will take even longer than you expect, because they let you try as many flavors as you want. Can't decide on just one flavor? Get the flight of 4! The location on the East side of Portland has a shorter line.